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‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍Learning Objectives:

Students will be able to...

• understand vocabulary.
• practice marking the prompt.
• practice summarizing sentences.

You Will Need:

• Pen, paper.

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Homework:

• Due Friday 1/13: Introduction and Body Paragraph 1 OMAM Dreams Essay
• Due Friday 1/13: 5 pages of notes per academic class for binder check

‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍Homework Due Today:

• None.

Agenda:

Update planners with Agenda and HW

1. Announcements:
   • Students should stand for the Pledge of Allegiance, then listen QUIETLY to the announcements while they update their planners.
2. Article: "Texting 911? Emergency Line Just Doesn't Get It"
   • Complete the following tasks in order. All completed work must be handed in, stapled in order, before the end of the period for credit!
     1. Quick Write, complete on binder paper:
        • Currently, 911, the public emergency number, cannot take text messages. People must call in if they need help. What do you think the advantages to an emergency number that can handle text messages?
        • Write for 5 minutes, then share as a class.
     2. Vocabulary: Use Cornell Notes to Copy the following words and define them. Use the dictionaries and your own knowledge. (you can continue on the same binder paper)
        1. land lines
        2. text messaging
        3. emergency number/911
        4. urgent (par 2)
        5. acknowledge (par 5)
        6. municipalities (par 10)
        7. particular (par 13)
        8. potentially (par 14)
     3. Teacher will now hand out the article.
     4. Number the Paragraphs:
        • put a number next to each paragraph so you can easily refer back to it.
        • hint, there are 14 paragraphs
     5. Copy the Writing Task (continue on the same binder paper)
        • In the article "Texting 911? Emergency Line Just Doesn't Get It," Theola Labbe-DeBose argues that public safety communication needs an update in order to keep up with technology. What does Labbe-DeBose say about "modernizing" the public safety system? According to Labbe-DeBose, what should local and sate governments think about when trying to update and digitize the 911 emergency number system?
     6. Read the article aloud together as a whole class.
     7. Read the article silently to yourself and mark the text:
        1. Circle key terms/words (repeated words, etc.)
        2. Underline the problem in paragraph 3.
        3. Underline what the author says about updating 911 in paragraphs 5, 6, 7, and 9.
     • 8. Write One Summary Sentence Per Paragraph on Handout
       • Teacher will hand out Summary Sentence Chart
     • 9. Complete the following writing task:

       • In "...............title of text............," ............author's name........., writer for the Washington Post, claims that government officials should .................describe what she thinks they should do to 911...................... . This is important because....................explain in your own words why this is important.................... .

     • 10. Staple however much you completed in the correct order for credit. Teacher will tell me how much you should have done : )